Higher Education in Franklin County, Nebraska

In Franklin County, Nebraska as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 15.8 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Franklin County, Nebraska, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 39.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Franklin have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 15 percent (Men) versus 16.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 38.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Franklin County, Nebraska can be considered to have a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 15.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Franklin was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Nebraska's proportion of 23.8 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.